Comments on: Shooting with an In Camera Flash

By: anna

anna — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:40:38 +0000

i was asked to take a photos of wedding in 35mm and medium format. all black and white. generally i feel pretty comfortable with my 35mm but do find that i need to dodge and burn. i just bought a flash and was curious if the same things for digital apply to film cameras and also if i can have my camera in an automatic setting or whether it should be in manual? any feedback?

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:54:36 +0000

I honestly didn’t take the time to read all of the previous replies, but I use an old opaque film canister, cut a slit in it so that it fits over my fill flash. Works pretty well. But, I prefer to just keep my external flash mounted to prevent the flash from popping up when it’s not necessary to use.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:09:53 +0000

My usual flash technique is to use a small piece of aluminium foil to bounce the light to one side. Its the same ideas as turning a hot shoe flash unit sideways, but you can do it with a regular in built flash. It can give some really nice results when the lighting comes from the side.

By: Kenny B

Kenny B — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:41:57 +0000

I wish I read this just a couple days ago! I was taking pictures and getting frustrated with the exposure; I could either get a decent sky, or have the subject properly exposed. I didn’t even think about flash. Luckily, it was just with my girlfriend, so I’ll have plenty of time to redo them

By: Bill Genova

Bill Genova — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:04:47 +0000

Darren,

I have now taken up photography more avidly in the past few months. Your web site has provided me with untold information and challenged me to do things I had not ever thought of in photography. A simple thank you is not suffice.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:54:21 +0000

flash is tough to work with. thanks for the tips!

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By: mbw

mbw — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:13 +0000

I just bought one of these Pixco Flash diffusers on ebay… still waiting for it to come in the mail, but it looks promising

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pixco-flash-diffuser-for-Canon-500D-450D-40D-30D-50D_W0QQitemZ200400072194QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera_Flash_Accessories?hash=item2ea8c66e02#ht_2266wt_1163

By: digitalhead

digitalhead — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:36:38 +0000

I was not aware that my photo was used on this website..

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:27:38 +0000

I also use an empty opaque plastic film container with it neatly cut out to slot over my onboard flash. Seems to do the trick nicely. At the moment I’m trying to decide what is best to use for macro..a ringflash or a remote flash that I can also use on camera.
Love the articles Darren..cheers……R

By: George E. Norkus

George E. Norkus — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:43:45 +0000

Nice article!

One thing to add, most any strobe will bring out red eye. Sure most cameras offer anti red-out ability but you’ll find in doesn’t always work on infants, blue eyed people and true blond haired people.

Sometimes from the side, red eye comes shows up if the person is wearing large contact lenses. Besides, I hate the anti-red eye flashes!

Note: I’ve taken photos of one child that came out with yellowish-orange eyes. I showed the mother and told her to contact an eye doctor. She did and thanked me later for the near loss of her child’s eye to disease.

Note to Erik:

Instead of using a coffee filter, try the same attachment with different colored tissue papers and amount of layers. Coffee filters are too coarse.

It’s hard to believe all the tricks us old timers used on their cameras that are making a digital comeback!